HADI RANI: A LEGENDARY CHARACTER

    

    

     INTRODUCTION : HADI RANI •She who is brave, is free•

One such woman was HADI RANI who was a legendary character and the daughter of Hada Rajput.

She was married to Chundawat Chieftain of Salumbar, in Mewar, (Rajasthan, India) sacrificed herself to motivate her husband to go to the War. What she did was not only an act of bravery which led them into winning a war but also set up a great example for the coming generations.

    STORY:

Maharana Raj Singh I (1653–1680) of Mewar called upon Salumbar Rawat, her husband, to join the battle against Aurangzeb. The Chieftain, having married only a night before hesitated about going into battle. Rajput honor being what it is, the newly-wed bride inspired him to join the battle regardless of his reservations. On the way to the battlefield, the Rawat sent his trusted man to his wife Hadi Rani and ask for some memento to which he could take with him to the battle.

Thinking that she was an obstacle to her husband performing his duty for Mewar, she cut off her head and put it on a plate in her dying moments. A faithful servant covered it with a cloth and presented it to her husband. The Chieftain devastated but nevertheless proud, tied the memento around his neck by its hair. He fought bravely, making the Aurangzeb forces flee, and after his victory he got to his knees and cut his neck, having lost the desire to live.

     LESSON :

• ”There was nothing she couldn't do, no matter how hard. And she inspired all of us in this way that no matter how difficult a job is, you can always succeed once you are determined to do it.”

WRITER:- AYUSH BANSAL